Apart from Ouagadougou, the principal towns are Bobo Dioulasso, Koudougou, Banfora, Ouahigouya, Pouytenga, and Kaya. Bobo Dioulasso, in the west, was the economic and business capital of the country when it formed the terminus of the railroad running to Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on the coast. read more
Ouagadougou (/ ˌ w ɑː ɡ ə ˈ d uː ɡ uː /; French pronunciation: ; Mossi: [ˈwɔɣədəɣʊ]) is the capital of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. read more
Burkina Faso (UK: / b ɜːr ˌ k iː n ə ˈ f æ s oʊ /, US: / ˈ f ɑː s oʊ / ( listen); French: [buʁkina faso]) is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of around 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) and is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north; Niger to the east; Benin to the southeast; Togo and Ghana to the south; and Ivory Coast to the southwest. read more
Ouagadougou is the capital city of Burkina Faso. It has a population of 1,086,505, and is located on a latitue of 12.37 and longitude of -1.53. Ouagadougou is also the political center of Burkina Faso, which is considered a Republic, and home to its Executive head of state. read more